Bale-band fastening.



No. 7|3,2o3. Patented' Nov. u, |902.

n. M. CAMPBELL.

BALE BAND FASTENING.

(Application led July 24, 1902.) (No Model.)

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" ATENT DOUGLAS M. CAMPBELL, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO THE CAMPBELLCOTTON TIE BUCKLE COMPANY, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

BALB-BAND FSTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 713,203, dated November1 1,- 1902. Application filed July 24,1902. Serial No. 116,866. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DOUGLAS M. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Houston,in the county of Harris and State of Texas,have invented a new and useful Bale-Band Fastening, of which thefollowing is a specication.

This invention relates to a novel bale-band fastening of that type whichincludes a windro ing-key engaging the lapped ends of a baleband and alock for retaining the windingkey against reverse movement after thelatter has been turned to wind the connected ends of the band for thepurpose of taking up f. 5 the slack in the latter.

The objects of the invention are to construct the key and lock in amanner to facilitate the attachment of the key to the band, to effectsuch interlocking engagement of the 2o parts as will prevent theaccidental displacement of either the key or lock, and to so dispose thelock with reference to the key and band that the attachment of the keywill be made easy and will prevent the slipping of z 5 the band.Subordinate to these objects are others which will appear during thecourse of the succeeding description of those embodiments of myinvention which for the vpurpose of this disclosure are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings and embraced within the scope of the, appendedclaims.

In said drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the ends of abale-band connected by my improved fastenings. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview of the subject-matter of Fig. 1. Fig. 3

is a detail perspective view of the buckleplate or winding-key detached.Fig. 4 is a similar view of the lock. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.l, but showing a modified form of key. Fig. 6 is a detail perspectiveView of the key shown in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a plan view of stillanother form of key.

Like numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views. A

l and 2 indicate the lapped ends of a baleband, which, as is wellunderstood in the art, passes around a bale or other package and isdesigned to be drawn tight.

5o 3 indicates the buckle-plate or winding-key, which is an oblong blockor plate of metal provided with a longitudinal slot or opening 4 for thereception of the lapped ends of the band. By preference the slot 4 isopen-ended, so that the bifurcated end of the key maybe slipped upon theband from one side thereof and then turned by means of a suitable wind-4ing-toolinot illustrated) to simultaneously wind the two ends of theband around the key for the purpose of taking up the slack. 6o This willbe obvious by reference to Figs. l and 2, as it will be seen that thetwo lapped ends of the band extend through the opening or slot 4, sothat when the key is rotated the band will be formed with a double looppassing around the opposite side portions or legs of the key, furtherturning of the latter serving to cause the widing of the band entirelyaround the key in a manner which will be obvious. 7o

Vhen the key has been turned sufficiently to take up the slack in theband, it is necessary, of course, to prevent reverse movement when thevwinding-tool is removed. For this reason I provide a lock 5, preferablyconstructed of a stout piece of wire, which is bent substantially in theform of a staplethat is to say, it comprises a pair of parallel legsGand 7 and a cross-bar'S. The lock,

yhowever,di ffers in form from that of an or- 8o dinary staple by theangular construction of the legs, each of which has an angular end 9 orlO disposed at right angles to those portions of the legs which areconnected by the cross-bar 8. Vhen the key has been turned sufficiently,the lock is presented over the band in position to straddle the saine,and the angular engaging ends 9 and l0 of its legs are passed intotheopenings in the key, one leg of the lock being accommodated by the slot9o 4 beyond one side of the band and the other leg being accommodated ina slot or opening 1l, formed in the key 3 beyond the end of the slot 4.After the Yengagement of the lock and key has been effected the band ispermitted to slacken until the cross-bar S rests upon the band, as shownin Fig. l. At this point attention is called to what is deemed to be animportant feature of the invention. It will be noted that the key restsupon the legs 6 roo and 7, and thus disposes the cross-bar 8 in positionto retain the band flat against the side of the bale, and it will alsobe seen that the angular ends of the lock have interlocking engagementwith the key at opposite sides of the band, so that it is impossible toremove either the key or lock in a lateral direction. The length of thelock is such that the engagement of the end 9 with the wall ot' theopening 1l will prevent the end lO of said lock from being movedoutwardly through the end of the slot 4, while the withdrawal of the end9 from the end of the opening ll will be prevented by the engagement ofthe end 10 with one side of the band. The key and the lock are sointerlocked that not only will the band be prevented from slipping andproducing slack therein, but it will also be impossible for the lock orthe key to become displaced in consequence of the rough handlingreceived by the bale. The release of the bale is effected by severingthe ties in a manner well understood in the art.-

Inasmuch as the key shown in Figs. l and 3 is bifnrcated at both ends,it must be made of very strong metal in order to stand the strain.rI'herefore, While this form is preferable, it is also contemplated toemploy the form of key shown in Figs. 5 and 6. In this modication thekey is provided with a bandreceiving slot 4 and with openings llu andl1b beyond the opposite ends of the slot 4 for the reception of the endsof the lock. In this form, as in the form heretofore described, it isimpossible to Withdraw either the lock or the key in a directiontransverse to the band, and the band is also held fiat against the sideofthe bale by the cross-bar 8 of the lock; but it is necessary to threadthe ends of the band through the key instead of slipping the key uponthe band, as in the first instance.

In Fig. 7 is shown a key or buckle plate in which the openings llc and11d are formed as recesses offset in the end walls of the bandreceivingslot.

It will be noted that each of the illustrated forms of fasteningincludes a key having a band-receiving slot and openings adjacent to theopposite ends of the key for the reception of the angular ends of a lockhaving leg portions disposed under the key and a cross-bar connectingthe leg portions and designed to hold the band flat against the side ofthe bale.

It is thought that from the foregoing the construction and mode ofmanipulation of my band-fastening will be clearly apparent; but whilethe illustrated embodiments of the invention are thought at this time tobe preferable I do not wish to limit myself to the structural detailsdefined, as, on the contrary, I reserve the right to effect suchchanges, modifications, and variations as may be fairly embraced withinthe scope of the protection prayed.

l. A bale-band fastening comprisingakey engaging the band, and alockhaving acrossbar fitted upon the band and angular legs disposed underthe key with their ends eX- tending upwardly into the key at oppositesides of the band.

2. A bale-band fastening comprising a key having a plurality of openingsand engaged With the band, and a lock having a cross-bar imposed uponthe band and a pair of legs extended under the key, said legs havingangular ends located at opposite sides of the band and extended upwardlyinto different openings in the key.

3. A bale-band fastening comprising akey having an open-ended slot forthe reception of the band and an opening beyond the closed end of saidslot, and a lock having a crossbar imposed upon the band and legslocated at opposite sides of the band and engaging the slot andopeningin the key, whereby the endwise withdrawal of said key isprevented.

4. A bale-band fastening comprising a key having a longitudinalopen-ended slot and an opening beyond the closed end thereof, and a lockhaving a cross-bar to engage the band and a pair of legs disposed atopposite sides of the band, said legs having right-angular ends torespectively engage the slot and opening in the key.

5. A bale-band fastening comprising a key having its opposite endsbifurcated, and a lock having a cross-bar to engage the band beyond oneedge of the key and legs extending under the key from the cross-bar,said legs having angular ends engaging the bifurcated ends of the key atopposite sides of the band.

6. A bale-band fastening, comprising a key having a plurality ofopenings through one of which the band is passed, and a lock having across-bar imposed upon the band and a pair of legs disposedsubstantially at right angles to the cross-bar and extending under thekey, said legs having substantially right-angular ends extendingupwardly into different openings in the key from those portions of thelegs located thereunder.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DOUGLAS M. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

J. I. WILSON, LA VAL DEANE.

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